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Learn how to use SLIM-Suite
We are pleased to offer this series of SLIM-Suite video tutorials. Whether you are exploring SLIM product capabilities, a new user, or an experienced user, these tutorials will help you get the most from your SLIM experience.
Videos are grouped by topic:
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Learn how SLIM-Suite tools work together to model software projects for data-driven management.
Get started using SLIM-DataManager for creating your historical software project database.
How QSM's top-down, scope-based software project estimation approach saves time and money.
Simplify software project estimation using templates for different application types, development methodologies, and other characteristics.
Using Monte Carlo Simulation to predict software project risk due to uncertainty and compute the right-sized contingency.
Computing software project estimates based on average performance for a given software size.
Description of SLIM's Cloud Migration template and industry trend group.
How to compute software project resource demand by role by month.
Options for configuring resource demand calculations for your software development team roles.
A description of the software project estimation workflow.
Computing and visualizing software project schedule and budget contingency options.
Using completed software project data to sanity-check estimates against know capabilities.
Understand SLIM-Collaborate website application administration and implementation.
How to protect sensitive software project data in SLIM-Collaborate.
Configuring SLIM-Estimate and SLIM-Masterplan to model Agile releases and SAFe deliveries.
Using SLIM-Control to track software project plan vs actual data and forecast estimates to complete based on actual productivity & features completed.
How SLIM products identify risk due to trend variation for internal software projects and vendor proposals.
Learn SLIM's software estimation methods and features for exploring alternative solutions to unreasonable business goals.
Learn the basic, yet important principles of software process improvement and managing change.
Establishing high-quality software metrics practices to support critical data analytics.
Ways to reduce risk due to the complexity inherent in large programs using SLIM-MasterPlan.
How to use this powerful analytical tool to simulate & predict risky software project estimates and in-progress projects.
Why and how to measure software size throughout the project lifecycle - estimation, tracking, and closeout.
Using SLIM-Metrics statistical analytical techniques to support software project estimation, performance benchmarking, and process improvement.
A detailed look at QSM's historical software project metrics data collection, validation, and trend creation processes.
How software size and effort estimates are used to predict software project defects and product reliability.
A review of QSM research on the Productivity Index (PI) and the software development factors that have the most impact.
How to compute software project resource demand by role for projects and IT portfolios.
To learn more about QSM and the SLIM-Suite of software estimating and life cycle management tools, or schedule a demo, Contact QSM